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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pseudancistrus sp. (L251) |
| Common Names | L251, Ferskenplettet Sugemalle (Denmark) Peach Spotted Pleco |
| Etymology | Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, agkistron = hook or barb. "False Ancistrus", meaning that it is like an Ancistrus, but yet not quite. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 250mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Pseudancistrus is the only genus of the Ancistrini (former Ancistrinae) that lacks evertible cheek plates. Because of this characteristic, it has at times been placed in the Hypostominae. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Brazil, Pará, Rio Erepecuru
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Trombetas, Cuminá (Erepecuru/Paru de Oeste) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Search for P. sp. (L251) | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.30.1635 | |
| Last Update | 2022 Jan 19 11:16 (species record created: 2006 Dec 27 21:08) |